DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/15 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 66.5 - - 68.7 - - 66.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 25 - - 20 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1132 - - 1371 - - 2328 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 921 - - 921 - - 921 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2021 - - 2260 - - 3217 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1326 - - 2123 - - 1489 - - 2938 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 153 - - 147 - - 178 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 15 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 197 - - 255 - - 213 - - 199 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -7 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -182 - - 961 - - 1005 - - -54 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2204 - - 1299 - - 2213 - - 991 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4109 - - 326 - - 10 - - -679 ODpotential blCL - - - 6130 - - 1934 - - 3207 - - 1616 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 410 - - 810 - - 490 - - 1140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 66.5 - - 68.7 - - 66.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.9 - - 63.5 - - 61.8 - - 64.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.7 - - 66.5 - - 68.6 - - 66.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.6 - - 62.9 - - 60.7 - - 64.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 25 - - 20 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1132 - - 1371 - - 2328 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 71 - - 89 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 12 - - 11 - - 13 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96763 12 251 12 298 8 253 21 260 96763 89547 8 217 15 265 12 282 14 285 89547 84064 7 208 21 233 24 251 15 278 84064 79518 10 245 12 226 25 245 19 259 79518 75601 14 237 11 244 16 245 17 267 75601 72118 12 223 14 259 12 247 14 264 72118 68922 13 221 21 250 17 248 11 248 68922 65959 15 254 22 243 22 260 18 266 65959 63204 25 241 25 233 32 249 33 251 63204 60527 27 229 26 228 43 231 38 242 60527 57731 34 237 28 236 34 227 46 246 57731 54835 34 249 37 252 45 247 48 241 54835 52061 56 253 55 251 52 242 48 238 52061 49545 58 246 58 241 49 244 55 244 49545 47288 55 253 48 243 61 253 63 248 47288 45255 66 252 57 249 75 248 76 247 45255 43419 75 248 82 249 86 241 90 243 43419 41759 97 246 108 242 98 242 108 241 41759 40247 115 243 124 236 109 240 118 236 40247 38838 110 243 121 234 106 233 104 225 38838 37502 102 243 107 236 103 230 90 217 37502 36200 100 244 102 237 101 233 90 217 36200 34870 94 243 98 236 96 233 86 218 34870 33483 85 240 92 236 92 233 81 221 33483 32044 78 235 91 236 85 232 71 222 32044 30537 75 233 89 234 68 232 60 222 30537 28951 78 236 83 232 61 232 53 223 28951 27285 76 235 76 231 65 234 49 225 27285 25540 65 236 72 235 57 232 49 227 25540 23718 57 239 61 240 49 232 52 232 23718 21825 48 232 53 239 52 240 62 238 21825 19861 44 231 46 232 55 246 61 242 19861 17814 42 238 39 233 49 249 54 242 17814 15725 43 247 34 237 44 252 45 248 15725 13717 40 261 30 239 43 253 41 258 13717 11901 39 267 29 242 42 251 36 250 11901 10283 40 263 26 243 37 245 33 236 10283 8835 40 260 21 245 33 241 31 229 8835 7548 40 260 18 250 31 240 34 221 7548 6407 37 256 21 254 27 242 35 215 6407 5397 35 248 24 256 23 235 33 209 5397 4507 29 234 25 254 19 226 31 206 4507 3721 19 209 23 250 17*218 27 205 3721 3017 12 194 21 251 15*213 24 206 3017 2394 10*199 20*252 14 213 24 208 2394 1874 10*199 18*254 14 213 20 205 1874 1475 10 198 17 256 13 213 16 203 1475 1200 9 196 15 256 12 212 14 201 1200 1033 9 196 13 256 11 212 12 200 1033 937 7 195 10 257 9 212 7*199 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography